Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 2738: Directing the secretary for children and families to request or update a pending waiver application from the supplemental nutrition assistance program that would allow the state to prohibit the purchase of food commonly marketed, advertised or recognized as candy and soft drinks.
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 2738 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Directing the secretary for children and families to request or update a pending waiver application from the supplemental nutrition assistance program that would allow the state to prohibit the purchase of food commonly marketed, advertised or recognized as candy and soft drinks. Primary sponsor: Committee on Welfare Reform. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Died in Senate Committee.
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Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee on Welfare Reform | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died in Senate Committee
- Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
- Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
- Received and Introduced
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 72, Nay 50, Absent 3
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Welfare Reform
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Welfare Reform